Hoch in 1943

John J. Hoch, fresh out of Navy boot camp in 1943, at home on Green Street in Nazareth. The Navy had hospitalized him for spinal meningitis, then sent him home for two weeks of rest.

John J. Hoch, fresh out of Navy boot camp in 1943, at home on Green Street in Nazareth. The Navy had hospitalized him for spinal meningitis, then sent him home for two weeks of rest. (Courtesy of John Hoch)

John J. Hoch, fresh out of Navy boot camp in 1943, at home on Green Street in Nazareth. The Navy had hospitalized him for spinal meningitis, then sent him home for two weeks of rest.